Example sentences of "she [vb past] i the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 2 | I a lot , cos I remember erm when Claire was I got a really formal invitation to something and I asked Claire how you were supposed to reply and she told me the exact wording of how you should reply and I just looked at her I looked at her and I said I 'm not bloody writing that . |
| 3 | The lady prioress glowered at me , shrugged , and with ill grace took me back to her own chamber across the cloister garden where she poured me the smallest goblet of wine I had ever seen . |
| 4 | Er so I 'm gon na have them but she showed me the small room , what they call the small room , well that was huge well it will be perfect for what we want . |
| 5 | Even so , I did meet one girl at Binbrook who had knitted a whole twin set from darning wool cut into short lengths , weaving all the ends together as she knitted ! — and she showed me the finished product to prove it . |
| 6 | And then — she called me the Lost Prince , but supposing there is another Lost Prince ? |
| 7 | She rang me the other day and said , ‘ I 've found this marvellous place for clothes — get in the car and we 'll go . ’ |
| 8 | And she gave me the immortal reply , ‘ No , I 'm Heather , but wo n't I do ? ’ |
| 9 | See the towels she gave me the last time . |
| 10 | There was a slight delay as she read it and then her head slowly turned in my direction and she gave me the biggest grin I 'd ever seen . |
| 11 | The more she praised me the quicker the needles clicked . |